Pilsner Urquell

Brewed by Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Plzen, Czech Republic

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

It poured a dark golden color with a white head. The aroma was spicy and earthy with hints of lime. The flavor was sweet with a clean, malty backbone and lots of biscuit. A decent pilsener.

13-SEP-2011, can @home, from "Netto". Clear golden with lasting low white head. Fruity nose, sweet... Taste is initially sweet as well. Malty fruity with a dose of hops. Unfortunately also a bit vegetable aftertaste. Sweet quite full mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Fine pilsener

A word to the wise … be leery of clear or green colored bottles!! Reason being is that they let a lot of sunlight in and if not properly stored that sunlight will skunk up a beer fast! And I think that is exactly what happened to this one! In order for me to better review this brew, I’m going to have to go to Czechoslovakia myself and try it there as fresh as I can get it! This brew poured up a crystal clear light golden colored body with a thin foamy head that quickly dissipated and left negligible lacing. Immediately upon opening I could have sworn I could reach in and pull out that skunk by the tail! (This is why I feel that this brew was improperly cared for during shipping/storage/display.) Once the skunky-ness went away, the hops and slight sweet malts began to come forth. I was hesitant to taste it based on my initial smell of the brew but one must be brave and forage onward! Flavors of grasses (almost like lemon-grass) and hops hit you from the beginning and then finish up with a subtle twist of sweet malts to balance things out. Light-bodied with a dry, bitter finish and aftertaste. Definitely a quaffer on this round. If I can find this on tap or in the can I would definitely give it another try.

Golden and clear with a cream-colored head that pops up 2-3 fingers in the glass. Light and foamy although there is some good stick. The scent is earthy and prominent— grainy and grassy. Very clean and crisp taste with some light, earthy hops and that bitter, European flavor.Very much mirrors the aromas. Very enjoyable.

On tap at Beermarket in Toronto. Pours deep golden hue with a thick white head. Nose is herbal hops and biscuit malt. Medium, very crisp body. A lot of herbal hops balanced on the pallet by biscuit malt. Long bitter finish. Outstanding, classic brew.

The Gold standard in pilsners. Especially good when drunk in the czech republic where it seems to taste extra smooth. I wish more places in the uk served it. A great looking clear Pilsner with a clean smell that just makes me feel good and refreshed.

Pours golden with a head that quickly disappears. Aroma of cereal, hops. Taste is a mix of hops, bitter, spicy, malts, slight herb. Medium body, crisp, good carbonation. Nice intro to Bohemian Pilsner but its still a lager.

Bottle. Aroma is slight cereal, wet hay, and hops. Pour is lite golden with white head. Taste is"classic" pilsner, some cereal, barley, and good hops on finish. All in all a quality beer.